IntelliJ IDEA 2016.2 Help

Creating Empty Files

Generally, all the files that you create when developing applications are
template-based.
However, sometimes you may want to create empty files.

To create an empty file

Do one of the following:

In the
Project tool window,
select the
directory
or package
in which you want to create a new file, and then choose
File | New on the main menu.

Right-click the corresponding
directory
or package
and select
New from the context menu.

Press
Alt+Insert

Select
File.

In the
New File dialog,
in the field underEnter a new file name,
type the file name and extension.

You can specify the whole directory structure prepending the new file name. If the nested directories
do not yet exist, they will be created:

Click
OK.

If the names of non-existent sub-directories were specified before the new file name, the whole
structure
will be created under the target directory:

If the extension you have specified is not associated with any of the file types recognized by
IntelliJ IDEA, the
Register New File Type Association dialog is displayed.
In this dialog, you can associate the extension with one of the recognized file types.
To do that, select the file type under
Open matching files in IntelliJ IDEA and click
OK.
As a result, the extension is associated with the specified file type.

If there are no appropriate file types for the new extension, you may want to create a new file type
and associate the extension with that type. For more information, see
Creating and Registering File Types.